Stagwell (STGW) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Stagwell (STGW) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 1.61% in Q3 2026, down 2.41 percentage points from 4.02% a year earlier and down 0.76 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Stagwell (STGW) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Stagwell reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 3.33%, down 0.89 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of -5.10 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 4.22% in FY2024 (+1.76 pp), 2.46% in FY2023 (-2.59 pp), 5.05% in FY2022 (+3.01 pp) and 2.04% in FY2021 (-6.40 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q2 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.08 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 4.65 percentage points in Q3 2022, against a drop of 7.53 percentage points in Q4 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 2.37% (Q2 2026), 2.79% (Q1 2026) and 3.20% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skydance | 40.81 Bn | 33.65 Bn | 2.37 Bn | 2.38% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.36 Bn | 14.11 Bn | - | 12.65% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 24.24 Bn | 6.32 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 3.96% |
| 4 | News | 14.40 Bn | 7.03 Bn | - | 9.94% |
| 5 | New York Times | 11.56 Bn | 8.99 Bn | 395.07 Mn | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.96 Bn | 8.09 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.86 Bn | 10.31 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 5.77% |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.37 Bn | 5.01 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 7.73% |
| 9 | Wpp | 6.05 Bn | -5.75 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Stagwell | 2.80 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 304.33 Mn | 1.61% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.61% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.37% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.79% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.20% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.02% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.32% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.57% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.98% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.92% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.61% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.72% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.38% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.56% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.27% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.95% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.96% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.85% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.17% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.24% |
API Access
Stagwell Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=STGW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "STGW", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=STGW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();